Covers 1. choosing a topic; 2. finding background information; 3. refining a topic; 4. selecting resources; 5. searching for information; 6. evaluating resources; and 7. citing sources.
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition.
A PowerPoint presentation the covers the basics of copyright law in the USA. Useable for students at any level.
A tutorial on how to avoid plagiarism, including documentation, quoting, paraphrasing, and citation styles. Includes a quiz. Available in interactive, graphical, and text-only formats. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
Practical advice for detecting plagiarism, teaching students why it is wrong, and developing assignments that discourage the use of stolen words. Includes links to well-known 'paper mills' and to related resources. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
An annotated directory of articles, case studies, examples of paper mills, plagiarism detection tools, essays on ethics and copyright, and related links. Includes resources directed specifically at instructors and students. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
Has What are Primary Sources?, Finding Primary Sources on the Web, Evaluating Primary Source Web Sites, Citing Web Sites.
A downloadable file. Covers article titles and section heads, capitalization, foreign words and quotations, italics, numbers, punctuation, quotations, citing sources, and much more.